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In 1989, Kentucky engineers built a 750-foot road base using about 80 tons of ponded fly ash; the 11% ash section was reported to perform well against the conventional controlAn experimental road base in Kentucky utilized coal plant residue in 1988. Fly ash has been a federal construction material since the 1970s...- This Gujarat couple turns factory waste into affordable construction bricks that stay cooler in summer and absorb pollutionIn Gujarat, a startup named Co2ncrete is tackling India's housing shortage and industrial waste by building prefabricated homes from factor...
- NHAI GHG Emissions down in 2023-24 despite increase in highway constructionIn its Sustainability Report 2023-24, the National Highways Authority of India said it utilised over 631 lakh metric tonnes of recycled and...
- Fame, flames and five years: The quest to rebuild Notre-DameFive and a half years after a devastating fire, Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris is nearing the completion of its ambitious restoration. Thank...
- How India’s largest aluminium producer is going green and increasing productionThough manufacturers cannot bypass environmental-friendly measures anymore, several companies fear that embracing environmental-friendly me...
- China’s grip on the textile market is slipping. Can India pocket a sizeable chunk of $1-trillion global trade?The government has set a target of $100 billion in textile exports by 2030. But in the midst of global factors that threaten economic reviv...
- As air quality plummets, Mumbai, Pune huff and puff to breathe easyAs per the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP), Maharashtra has the largest number of non-attainment cities, all fast-growing metropolitan ...
- Ten eradications to achieve India’s Panch Pran @ 100To realise the PM Modi’s Panch Prans or Five Pledges for India @ 100, we have conceptualised “10 eradications”. An inclusive, eco-friendly ...
- 10 eradications that will make India great at 100In-line with the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), we must undeniably focus our efforts on the following eradications t...
- Cement produces more pollution than all the trucks in the worldManufacturing the stone-like building material is responsible for 7% of global carbon dioxide emissions, more than what comes from all the ...
- Solar power to make Noida Metro India’s greenestNoida Metro project because the entire corridor will homogenously use solar power, right from its head office to parking lots and footbridg...
- Can incinerators help manage India's growing waste management problem?Complaints are not uncommon around WTE plants, but they have come up anyway because of the pressing need to dispose of waste.
- A concrete step towards eco-friendly buildingsLooking at the reality boom in the city, the Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT) has been making conscious efforts to prom...
- Rashtrapati Bhavan to have new housing complexPresident Pranab Mukherjee today laid the foundation stone for the construction of a new residential complex in the Rashtrapati Bhavan Esta...
- OSPCB issues show cause notice to Nalco for failing to take long term steps on ash pondThe Ash Pond-1 had been completely filled up and the Compartment B of the Ash pond-2 was found in an unserviceable state.
- Cleaning water from wasteDr Malini Balakrishnan of TERI has turned fly ash waste from rice husk and sugarcane processing into an effective, low-cost filter for cont...
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